Hi Guys, just thought I'd give a quick mention to the stuff I build...
I build custom guitar and bass effects for my clients, ranging from simple switcher boxes to analogue multi-fx units.
I offer a small range of ‘standard’ pedals
that are available to order for an affordable price. I also do a lot of
custom work for my clients which is priced on a per-job basis.
I am based in Nottinghamshire, UK, and all my pedals are handmade by myself and are built using quality
PCB’s, and high quality components.
If you chaps are interested you can take a peek at my website here:
http://sj-effects.com/Cheers!
Steve.
Some examples of my work:
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I'll PM you with the details on my Fuzz Face builds (I can build them for a variety of specs and looks).
Thanks for the interest,
Steve.
I'll upload some other recent builds soon.
Here's another one I finished over the weekend.
It's a B+M Champion Fuzz Unit clone.
The original fuzz was made famous through it's use in Edwyn Collins 'Girl Like You' (great song).
This one went in a giant enclosure because, well, why not
Need to try it straight in to my recording interface DI'd though to really emulate the tone (apparently Edwyn went straight to desk for those parts).
The filter used on some of the parts is more of a mystery. Sounds like a mutator or some other studio filter to me (rather than a mutron).
It's a Tremolo and Vibrato combo' pedal.
These are proving quite popular. Built a few of them now (got one going together on the workbench right now).
Been working on this one for a while now. It started out as a discrete JFET based design, but I eventually moved over to an op-amp based circuit.
I also simplified the EQ significantly (it was originally a three band eq with sweepable mid frequency). I figured sometimes less is more in terms of controls available on pedals.
I am building these as 'standard pedals', and the small batch that I have sold + also sent out for testing are going down well.
It uses expensive, 'cork sniffer' OPA2134 opamps for the boost and eq circuits (the eq is based on the old tilt eq circuits).
Being honest I didn't think I would be able to tell the difference vs bread and butter TL072's etc. but there was a noticeable difference in clarity with them (and also noise floor), so in they went.
I used an LM4562 in a buffer I built and it sounded great to my ears (THD of 0.00003%!). Hardly a thorough work out for the device though. I think in most scenarios the NE5532 is a great choice. It's low noise, affordable, and it sounds good.
I'm a big fan of the JFET in general. I bought a shed load of 2N5457's before they were discontinued by Fairchild. JFET Overdrive circuits sound really nice to my ears (the higher noise trade off is worth it for the tone in my opinion).
This is quite an interesting article on noise (and mentions the performance of the LM4562): http://sound.westhost.com/noise.htm
Great amps by the way. I've had my eye on the Sir Charles for a while!
Bi-Polar supplies are becoming more common with pedals etc. so ignoring the parts required for that, the parts count is relatively low for the buffer.
I've got LT Spice (great software) so I'll have a go at simmulating it myself.
Thanks again for the heads up!